Bail-clamp



G. M. FIE RO.

RAIL CLAMP. APPLICATION FILED MAY26.1919.

Patented Feb. 24,1920.

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GEORGE M. FIERO, 0F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-CLAMP.

Application filed May 26, 1919.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. FIERo, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Clamps, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to a clamp for attaching a rail to a tie and has for its pri mary object to provide a device of this character by means of which the tie will be positively prevented from being displaced with relation to the rail.

in object of the invention is to provide a clamp so constructed that the spikes used therewith will not be subject to excessive strain.

Another object of the invention is to provide simple means for rigidly attaching the clamp to a tie but allowing the same to be readily removed when the tie is to be removed.

Besides the above my invention is distinguished in a plate of simple constructioncapable of engaging and preventingmovement a rail and adapted to be driven into rigid engagement with tie.

With these and other objects in view the invention will be better understood from the following detailed description taken in onnection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a rail showing my invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is an edge elevation of one of the plates.

Again referring to the drawing illustrating one of the many forms in which my in vention may be constructed, the numerals 1 and f2 designate a pair of plates each having body portion 3 resting upon the tie B with one end portion thereof cut at an angle as indicated at 1- so that when the plates are arranged approximately in alinement the end portion of each plate will extend beyond the center of the rail without interfering with the position of the other plate.

Each plate is further provided with a lip 5 upstanding therefrom and of a construction to engage over the base 0 of a rail D.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 24, 1920.

Serial No. 299,830.

Cooperating with the lip 5 is a lug 6. From this construction it will be seen that the rail is elfectively held against spreading and against vertical movement. To prevent displacement of the plates with relation to the tie, each plate is provided with a plurality of openings arranged to receive spikes 7, certain of which engage over the base C. For the purpose of preventing the spikes from being subject to excessive strains and to hold the tie clamped to the rail, each plate is provided with a tang 8 of a shape to be driven into the side portion of the tie and draw the tie into tight engagement with the plate when blow is struck at the point 9. t is of course to be understood that the surface 9. that receives the blow of a hammer, may be made of any shape or construction to withstand the blow but for the purpose of illustration, I have illustrated the construction of the plate 2 in its simplest form. It will be noted by referring to Fig. 1 that the tang 8 is arranged on an extension 10 which is arranged parallel to the tie so as to prevent any tendency of the tie or rail to creep relative to each other.

It is of course to be understood that the invention may be constructed in various other manners than shown and the parts arranged in other relations therefore I do not desire to be limited in any manner except as set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

1. A rail clamp comprising a pair of plates each provided with a lip for engaging the base of the rail and a tang for entrance into the sideof a tie.

2. A rail clamp comprising a pair of plates each having one end cut on an angle so that when. arranged in approximate alinement, said end will extend beyond the center of the rail and devices for securing the plates to a tie, each of the plates being further provided with a lip overhanging the base of the rail, and a tang adapted to be driven into the tie.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GEORGE M. FIERO. 

